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Showing 1 to 20 of 73 for “"addictions"”.
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An exploration of Focusing-oriented Therapy for Addictions
This study aims to provide the first systematic explication of focusing-oriented therapy for clients with addiction. It begins with basic principles from the Philosophy of the Implicit – experience, interaction, focaling and carrying forward - outlining their significance in psychopathology and …
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Homelessness: A qualitative genogram analysis of trauma and addictions
… of the conditions of traumatic experiences and addictions during childhood and young adulthood, prior to becoming homeless. This study is not intended to show causal relationships between the two conditions of homelessness, rather, a prior pattern of the two conditions; The data was collected by …
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Working with the Drive: A Lacanian Psychoanalytic Approach to the Treatment of Addictions
… psychoanalytic interventions to the treatment of addictions. By combining theoretical exegesis with clinical case studies of psychotherapy with patients who struggled with addictions, this project seeks to: 1) contribute to the improvement of the clinical treatment of addictions; and 2) contribute …
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New addictions, dependence or compulsion? Neuroscientific and Psychosocial aspects [Nuove dipendenze, dipendenza o compulsione? Aspetti neuroscientifici e psicosociali]
Questa tesi di dottorato si concentra sull'analisi delle nuove dipendenze comportamentali, con particolare attenzione alla dipendenza da Internet, nota come Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD). Il lavoro mira a esplorare i vari aspetti neuroscientifici e psicosociali di questo fenomeno emergente, con …
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Outcomes of patients with opioid use disorders seen at the Groote Schuur Hospital Addictions Clinic from 2014 to 2020
… study conducted at the Groote Schuur Hospital addictions clinic, a tertiary academic hospital in the Western Cape. Data was extracted from a total of 45 folders meeting inclusion criteria for this study and analysed using the SPSS software package. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, mean, and …
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Exploring graduates experiences and perceptions of the Postgraduate Diploma in Addictions Care between 2012 and 2018 at the University of Cape Town
… (EBPs) widely. It is vital that professionals in addictions services are well equipped to handle the burden of unhealthy substance use. Aims and objectives: The overall aim is to investigate students' knowledge, attitudes and explore experiences related to EBP approaches taught in the Postgraduate …
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Problematika nelátkových závislostí u studentů středních škol
This Bachelor thesis addresses behavioral addictions from the perspective of high school students. The main focus of my thesis is to establish how students view the issue of behavioral addictions and their own digital participation. In particular, the thesis focuses on whether high school students …
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A mixed methods exploration of the lived experience of pre-addiction and long-term recovery
… cited in the media in recent years alongside addictions to drugs, alcohol and eating disorders. Although these phenomena are all addressed and treated separately, they are referred to under the same heading of addictions. Further, there is still no way to determine who might become an addict, …
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Recovering from Silence. Composing Self in Time, Spaces, and Friendships: A Narrative Inquiry with Four Mothers Supporting Adolescent Children through Long-Term Addictions Treatment
… their experiences as mothers of children with addictions. Four narrative accounts of these experiences are presented. These co-composed accounts speak powerfully to participants’ experiences on complex personal, familial, social, and addiction landscapes. The narrative accounts provide a basis …
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Addiction Services for Parents with Addiction in Regina, Saskatchewan
… and area meeting the needs of parents with addictions and their families in Regina and area? The goal was to research the treatment services available to parents with substance abuse problems, and to determine whether the interviewed service providers assess these services as meeting the …
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Problematic Internet Use in Residence Halls
… current model that can be used to explain all addictions, including behavioral addictions which is the category of addiction the PIU falls under. The main measurement tool was the Young internet addiction test (IAT) which measures levels of online activity. The results of this study were …
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Racial/Ethnic and Rural Differences in Alcohol Use, Care, and Related Outcomes among VA Patients Living with HIV
… or small rural patients to receive specialty addictions treatment. Black PLWH were more likely to receive specialty addictions treatment. There were no differences across rurality or race/ethnicity in receipt of AUD medications. In this dissertation, we document differences in alcohol use, …
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A Qualitative Study of the Supports Women Find Most Beneficial When Dealing With A Spouse's Sexually Addictive or Compulsive Behaviors
… Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), sexual addictions and compulsivities are increasingly being encountered by mental health professionals, and the field of sexual addictions is gaining wider acceptance (Delmonico & Carnes, 1999; Garos, 1997). Research shows the majority of people struggling …
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Alcohol and amphetamine dependencies convoluted with anorexia and bulimia nervosa
… some individuals with alcohol and amphetamine addictions are initially motivated to use alcohol and amphetamines because of underlying issues involving body dissatisfaction and weight reduction associated with Anorexia and Bilimia Nervosa. Current literature reveals similarities among chemical …
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Experiences of professionals working with pre-adolescent children who are using psychoactive substances in Regina, SK
… pathway that leads to pre-adolescents receiving addictions services is through family involvement with child protection services; (2) a system of services within Regina, SK is fractured with many organizations providing mental health and addictions services but none specializing on the …
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"You know, what is overspending" : working with compulsive buying : a critical discursive account
… similarities to other substance and behavioural addictions, and its absence from the DSM-5’s ‘behavioural addictions’ section. Rationale Opposing discourses of addiction may be taken up by therapists and can serve to both empower and victimise addicts and are thus thought to effect therapy. …
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A Study of the Personality Characteristics of Patients in Methadone Maintenance Programs
… criminal activities perpetrated to support addictions. No price can be assessed for the addict's misery, suffering, poor health, and even sometimes his untimely death.
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Behavioral and neurological investigations into pathological gambling as a behavioral addiction
… pathological gambling and other substance addictions, new technological advances (i.e. functional magnetic resonance imaging), verbal behavior in general and its role in pathological gambling specifically, and treatment assessments and interventions. Three experiments were then developed …
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Choice of God/Higher Power, Perceptions of God/Higher Power, Religious Beliefs and Behaviors, and Social Support as Predictors of Length of Sobriety, Satisfaction with Life, and Quality of Life Among People Recovering from Alcohol Addictions in Three Midwestern States
<p>Problem</p> <p>An estimated 12.7% of the US population meet the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). The annual cost to the society, including emergency room visits, lost days at work, …
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The Highlands
… Chase’s own life in which he struggles with his addictions, friends, co-workers, romantic partners, and his own sexuality.
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